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Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy rallies his teammates on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Philadelphia, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy made his preference for lockdown cornerbacks known in an interview on SiriuxXM radio yesterday. Not only would he rather have Darrelle Revis over Richard Sherman, he named Seattle’s boisterous playmaker as the one player in the NFL he would not want as a teammate.

Never one to understate his opinions, McCoy didn’t hesitate when asked with which player he’d least like to play.

"Sherman," McCoy immediately responded.

"I mean, I would take Darrelle Revis," he said. "He’s better. If you watch Darrelle Revis' tape, his best clips, it’s not even close. This next year, off the knee injury, when he’s really healthy, he’s going to tear it up."

"I’m the best corner in the game!" Sherman exclaimed. "When you try me with a sorry receiver like [Michael] Crabtree, that’s the result you gonna get. Don’t you ever talk about me. … Don’t you open your mouth about the best or I’m gonna shut it for you real quick."

The appropriateness of Sherman's remarks created a firestorm leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII, but few have debated that he at least belongs in the conversation with the NFL's best defender. And while Sherman projects a brash, cocky attitude to the public, he is also known as a good teammate who garners respect in the Seahawks’ locker room.

That fact didn’t matter to McCoy, who said he likes Sherman’s confidence but that he would be “too much” in Philadelphia.

“I like Sherman,” McCoy said. “I like his confidence, but oh no no, not in the locker room in Philadelphia, no. It would be too much.”